Get a share of the electorial vote
Using either the district plan or the proportional plan to reform the electoral College would NOT ensure that the winner of the popular vote become president.
States to amend their election law
direct popular vote
direct popular vote
Gary Bugh has written: 'Electoral college reform' -- subject(s): Representative government and representation, Election law, Electoral college
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direct popular election plan
direct popular election plan
Electoral Reform Society was created in 1884.
Democratic Party candidate incumbent President William Clinton won reelection in the 1996 presidential election defeating Republican Party candidate Bob Dole. In the 1996 presidential election William Clinton received 379 electoral votes and Bob Dole received 159 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Clinton 45,590,703 and Dole 37,816,307. Reform Party candidate H. Ross Perot received 7,866,284 popular votes for President, but no electoral votes.
Electoral reform is the effort put forth to change the American elections. The proposals for electoral reform include overturning Citizens United, limits and transparency in funding and citizen funding of elections.
the majority choice